Don't try this at home! Tom Pidcock shows off his mind-blowing descending skills; Video emerges of Dan Walker being hit by driver, but MailOnline claims "rear wheel caught car's front wing"; Who's the best descender in pro cycling? + more on the live blog

Nice trikes! Just add mushrooms, turtles and a dinosaur and it's there.

lesterama wrote:

Tom's descending: do try this at home.

Well I gave it a go but I ran straight into the dishwasher.

Did he note whether that cancelled out the alledged "clicks for cash" scheme and thus protected the driver from prosecution?*

Maybe he should start selling a range of protective amulets - against the evil cam?  Possibly they could be shaped like a phone - which at least might give their buyers an excuse for their lawyer to take a punt on in court?

* I'm aware that this wouldn't be a danger in many places.

Nooo.  First step is get in touch with manufacturer they might have someone approved.

Then maybe try one of the UK Ti specialists like Reilly or Engima and ask if they know anyone.   Reilly are usually pretty good at replying to non-sales emails after a week or so..

Raleigh, hand welded in Nottingham, back from when they were.

I will check, but I don't think that whoever now uses the name make high end Ti frames.

ktache wrote:

Raleigh, hand welded in Nottingham, back from when they were.

I will check, but I don't think that whoever now uses the name make high end Ti frames.

Lol, no they do not. I had an original Raleigh welded titanium frame, mine lasted two years before terminally cracking so yours has done very well. New frame time for you, or indeed new bike.

This was my bike in 1995.

This was my bike in 1995

I had a bonded Dynatech (Raleigh Special Products Division) from 1992. Glued into lugs. Good bike- finally gave up after 25 years when the seatstay cracked from internal corrosion

The 650 frame 96/97 that has just died was a warranty replacement of one of the glued Dynatechs. Came unglued where the downtube inserted into the headtube arrangement, probably cast. Purple it was.

Mountain bike. It's only three years back I finally managed to complete the XTR, rear hub and I would have preferred the previous model. Lucky to find that NOS. (Laced to a Mavic ceramic XC717).  But it was the fat pipe spindle. Nice idea, strong and light, though the bearings are too small, 3/16ths not a nice 1/4inch, and the freehubs are too delicate, as I have learnt to my cost with the XTs on my Getting to Work bike. Which I must now dig out of retirement.

Oh no! Horrible. Sorry, nothing to offer but commiseration.
One gets very attached to bikes ...
I hope you get it back on the road soon

JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote:

MailOnline inaccurate and it's audience sewing hate. I'm shocked, shocked I tells you. I do wonder sometimes how it feels to work for them, knowing that the entire business model is based on stirring shit, and appealing to the baser instincts of shitty and/or stupid people.

Why any reputable company advertises with them is beyond me.

Businesses love dealing with gullible customers

Fabian Cancellara - TdF 2009.  This is some very grainy footage, but it shows the whole pursuit and catch after a puncture that isloated him.

Cancellara's Descent « An Ordinary Cyclist - YouTube

https://youtu.be/RxXqQqAc2pA

There is other Eurosport footage that is better quality, but it doesn't show the better bits...

Wouldn't be responsible to do that on an open one lane road.

Well, IME, it's easier leaning a bike hard (40+ degrees) at speed. I always worry it wont come back up on slower hairpins. Envy the motorbike riders who can bring a bike up from impossible angles with the throttle. 
The Alps in weekends see Frenchies and Italians practicing their ascending skills on motorbikes and some of them are proper MotoGP.
I once saw a bloke leaning a Harley right down in a bend and sparks off the exhaust (he must have moved the footpegs up) and got away with it 

It's a one way road. 
There are multiple markings on road saying that. Plus no entry signs at bottom of descent. 

Rendel Harris wrote:

Further to yesterday's news about Dan Walker, leaving aside the helmet debate the Sun now have rear dashcam footage of the incident showing that Walker was riding round the outside lane of a roundabout when a driver joining from his right switched lanes sharply without any indication and ran straight into the back of him. Despite this the Daily Mail describe this as "the moment Dan Walker clips car with his back wheel."

Pointless pedantry alert: how can you have a "rear dashcam" as the "dash" is only at the front of the car.

Steve K wrote:

Pointless pedantry alert: how can you have a "rear dashcam" as the "dash" is only at the front of the car.

So what should we call video from bikes?

Mine would be handlebar mount cam and seatpost cam.

hawkinspeter wrote:

Steve K wrote:

Pointless pedantry alert: how can you have a "rear dashcam" as the "dash" is only at the front of the car.

Bike camera seems to suffice.

So what should we call video from bikes?

Mine would be handlebar mount cam and seatpost cam.

local police call them dash cams, as you have to follow the dashcam reporting link to report them.

also arent most "dashcams" nowadays in cars mounted in front of the rear view mirror ?

Steve K wrote:

Pointless pedantry alert: how can you have a "rear dashcam" as the "dash" is only at the front of the car.

 I accept your pointless pedantry, of which I would have been proud myself. Henceforth I shall refer to it as the parcelshelfcam.

Steve K wrote:

Pointless pedantry alert: how can you have a "rear dashcam" as the "dash" is only at the front of the car.

See you and raise you.  A car's "dashboard" is no more a piece of wood to stop the driver getting covered in "dash" (mud and gravel thrown up from the horses' hooves) than a "wing mirror" is usually a mirror attached to the wing.  "InstrumentPanelCam" and "RearParcelShelfCam" don't really work though, do they?

Full disclosure : I call the mirror which is attached to my door the "wing mirror".  The name comes from a time when for various reasons it made more sense to attach a flat mirror futher away from the driver on the wing of the car and some might say we should use "door mirror" for what we have on a modern car, but until such time as I have two mirrors and need to be able to distinguish between them, it's "wing mirror" for me.